FUTURELIFE® BACK TO SCHOOL 2026 E-COMMERCE COMPETITION

1. Application: The terms and conditions governing this Competition are attached herewith as Annexure A. It is important that you read and understand the Terms in deciding if you wish to participate and what you can expect from the Promoter. All capitalised words used in a manner that suggest it has a specific definition or meaning are defined under Annexure A.

2. Terms: Instructions on how to enter the Competition, the rules, directions and prizes all form part of these Terms. If you take part in this Competition, you agree to be bound by these Terms and accept that the Promoter’s decision is final. 

The Promoter:	This Competition is conducted by (tick): PepsiCo South Africa (Pty) Limited   Pioneer Foods (Pty) Limited   Pioneer Foods Groceries (Pty) Limited    Futurelife Health Products (Pty) Limited ✔️ a subsidiary of PepsiCo Inc., situated at (tick): Andre Greyvenstein Avenue Isando, 1600 Johannesburg Republic of South Africa   Parc Du Cap Office Park (Building 5), 10 Willie Van Schoor Avenue, Bellville, 7530, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Republic of South Africa.   1 Mzimkhulu Drive, La Mercy, Kwa-Zulu Natal, Republic of South Africa ✔️ Agency:  The Digital Media Collective (Pty) Limited Situated at: 144 Adelaide Tambo Drive, Durban North, 4501, KZN, Republic of South Africa
Eligibility	The Competition is open to all citizens and legal residents of South Africa. You must reside in South Africa at the time of winning or receiving any prize in the Competition. You must be 18 (eighteen) years old or older to enter this Competition and have a valid South African Identity document, or a valid passport, and necessary residency permission.  *Will competition be open to people under the age of 18? NO Competition platform ✔️ ONLINE PURCHASE
Competition Period	The Competition will start on 9 January 2026 at 09:00 and will end on 15 February 2026 at 00:00.
How to Enter	Main prize: Entrants will receive an auto entry after making an online purchase valued at or over R500.00 from www.futurelife.co.za
Winner Selection	How will winners be chosen?                                     Main prize: via a random draw managed by an independent adjudicator   How many winners will be chosen?  Main prize: Five prizes valued at R10000.00 each Can an entrant enter more than once?   Main prize: Yes, as long as each entry is valued at or more than R500.00 each. Can an entrant win more than once?   Main prize: no How will winners be contacted?   Main prize: Via the email and/or phone number supplied when making a purchase from www.futurelife.co.za . What will happen to the prize if unclaimed? Main prize: Should the selected finalist not respond to contact via email address supplied and/or phone number supplied within 14 days, a new finalist will be selected. Should the verified winner not take up the prize during the 6 months post the announcement, the prize will automatically be forfeited and no further prize will be supplied. Unless the Consumer Protection Act (Act 68 of 2008) specifies differently, the judge’s decision is final.
Prizes	You may not ask for your prize to be exchanged for another prize or for cash. What are the prizes?                  Main prize: Five prizes valued at R10000.00 each to the total value of R50000.00 (Fifty Thousand Rand). What is the value of each prize? Main prize: R50000.00 (Fifty Thousand Rand)
Winner Verification and Prize Delivery	What is the winner verification method?         Main prize: all purchases made during the campaign period of or more than R500.00 each will be collated into a spreadsheet and a random picker will be utilised by an independent adjudicator to select a corresponding entry. How will the prize be delivered to the winner? Main prize: a representative from the agency will request a valid invoice from the educational institution (any registered school, creche, university or college) and will contact that institution to verify that the scholar attends the institution. If the institution has already been paid directly by the winner, then the winner will have the amount of R10000.00 paid directly to their nominated bank account. If no payment has been made to the institution, then an amount of R10000.00 will be paid directly to the nominated institution bank account and a receipt of payment will be provided to the winner.
Questions	Please contact Talktous.sa@pepsico.com or the Customer Care Line – 0800 212 360 if you have any questions about this Competition.

 

 

ANNEXURE A

FUTURELIFE® BACK TO SCHOOL 2026 E-COMMERCE COMPETITION

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1. Defined Terms

Associate	Shall mean any person who is a director, member, partner, employee or agent of, or consultant of PepsiCo or the Agency or the Promoter.
Disqualified persons	Shall mean an individual who is not eligible to participate due to specific reasons outlined under the terms of the competition.
Promoter	Shall mean an individual or organization responsible for organizing, marketing, and managing this competition.
Terms	Shall mean the terms and conditions that govern this Competition as detailed hereunder and to incorporate any amendments thereto as further allowed for under the terms.

 

2. People who may not enter the Competition: Any person under 18 years of age, or who is a director, member, partner, employee or agent of, or consultant (“Associates”) of the Promoter and/or PepsiCo Inc., or any other person who directly or indirectly controls, is employed by or is controlled by the Promoter, and/or immediate family members of Associates, who are indirectly or directly connected to or employed by any party in the aforementioned capacities or relationships, their advertising agencies, manufacturers, distributors or bottlers of beverages identified by the trademarks owned by or licensed to PepsiCo Inc. and each of their affiliates (“Disqualified Persons”). 

3. Invalid Entries: Entries which are incomplete, unclear, submitted incorrectly, or submitted after the last day of entry or have errors or false information, or are from Disqualified Persons are invalid. The Promoter may refuse to award the prize if the Terms have not been followed or if the Promoter finds any wrongdoing in your participation in the Competition. 

4. Defects: The Promoter is not responsible for defects in the prizes. The Promoter or the prize provider’s total aggregate liability to you will not exceed the cost of the prize.

5. Voucher Terms and Conditions: To use any voucher won in the competition, you must follow the terms and conditions which are on the voucher. Vouchers are non-refundable and cannot be exchanged for cash. The Promoter is not responsible for the loss, damage, or misuse of the voucher. 

6. Prize Substitution: The Promoter may substitute prizes with similar prizes or with prizes which have a similar value. 

7. Indemnity: To the maximum extent allowed by law, you indemnify the Promoter, its affiliates, associated companies, advertising agencies, advisers, suppliers, and agents against all claims, damages or losses resulting from your participation in this Competition, even where arising from negligent acts or omissions of the Promoter. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed, or administered by, or associated with, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok or any other social media network.

8. Publicity: The Promoter may ask you to be identified and photographed and to have the photographs published in various media, including print and web-based media, for purposes of the Competition or for the business of the Promoter. The Promoter may ask to use your image for marketing purposes, without any payment to you. You agree that the Promoter owns all Intellectual Property Rights in, and may use at our absolute discretion, such publicity and publicity materials. You confirm the grant by you to us of a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty free license in the Intellectual Property Rights in the Competition entry so the Promoter shall be entitled to use the entry in any and all media at no cost to the Promoter. 

9. Wrongdoing: The Promoter may disqualify you if fraud or cheating is suspected in your participation in the Competition. This can include manipulation of code or falsifying of data. You may also be banned from participating in this or any other competition which the Promoter or PepsiCo Inc. may run, for a period decided by the Promoter.

10. Cancellation and Changes: The Promoter may cancel or make changes to the Competition, the Terms or prizes at any time, where the Promoter believes that the change or cancellation is necessary or where things which are outside of the control of the Promoter happen. Any changes will be posted either within the Competition information or these Terms and will become effective immediately after being made or on a date chosen by the Promoter. You will not have any claim against the Promoter because of the changes in the Terms or the prizes. 

11. Technical failures and Unauthorized intervention: The Promoter is not responsible for any problems or technical fault of any telephone network, online systems, servers, equipment, software, failure of any e-mail or entry to be received by the Promoter on account of technical problems, human error or traffic congestion on the internet or at any web site, or any combination of these things, including any damage to your computer, resulting from your participation in this Competition or your  downloading any materials in this Competition.

12. Consumer Protection Act: The Competition will be conducted according to the relevant provisions of the Consumer Protection Act, 2008 (“CPA”). Should you win a prize in the Competition, you  will promptly do all things necessary to allow the Promoter to comply with its obligations under the CPA including, but not limited to (i) providing any personal information required to facilitate handing over the prize (including providing proof of address and identity number) and (ii) signing receipt of the prize when it is delivered.

13. Data Privacy:  By participating in the Competition, you consent to the transfer, storage and processing of your personal information. You may withdraw this consent at any time by written notification to the Promoter: ssaprivacyoffice@pepsico.com . The Promoter and its affiliates will collect and use the personal information listed herein (a) to enable your participation in this promotional competition; (b) for activities related to this competition; (c) for the Promoter’s, its affiliates and subsidiaries’ marketing purposes; and (d) for communication to you about products and product offers of the Promoter. The Promoter will not use the personal information for a different purpose without first obtaining your permission. The Promoter keeps personal information to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected or as required by applicable laws or regulations and the Promoter’s privacy policy: https://www.pepsico.africa/consumer-privacy-notice. Save for the Promoter’s affiliates and the Promoter’s service providers for the fulfilment of (a), (b) and (c), the Promoter shall not allow third parties to use your personal information. You further agree that your personal information may in appropriate circumstances reside outside of South Africa, and you hereby agree to the transfer of your personal information to locations outside of South Africa and the use of your personal information in such locations as described in this clause.

14. Law and jurisdiction: These Terms are construed, interpreted, enforced and governed by the laws of the Republic of South Africa.